Provisions relating to patient's Right to Privacy & Secrecy of his information

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Dear Members:

Other provisions pertaining to patient's right to privacy and secrecy of his information are as under:

A medical practitioner should not provide information about the patient to a third party, nor should he grant access to the patient's records, unless on the grounds of a legal regulation.

The oath of secrecy applies to any information a physician may gain about a patient in the course of duty.

The privilege of non-disclosure is not only extended to doctors, but to nurses, dentists and midwives, as well

When the information concerns a matter of therapeutic exception, a physician is allowed to appeal to his privilege of non-disclosure.

Providing information to a third party requires the patient's consent.

When there is a conflict of duty, the situation changes; such may be the case when a doctor knows of patient being an injured criminal.

When more than one physician is involved in the patient's treatment, consent for exchange of information may be presumed.

It is prohibited to process patient's personal data concerning a person's health unless done by healthcare professional with a view to the proper treatment or care of the subject.

A patient has the right to request the responsible party to inform him as to whether personal data relating to him are being processed.

Patient may ask to correct, supplement, delete or block the said data in the event if it is factually inaccurate, incomplete or irrelevant.

With Regards

Dr Geer M Ishaq